Attorney General Jeff Sessions reportedly had offered to resign amid ongoing friction over his decision to recuse himself from the Justice Department’s investigation into ties between aides of President Trump’s campaign and Russia.

Trump has berated Sessions in private meetings, blaming the attorney general for the eventual appointment of a special counsel in the investigation, which prompted Sessions to offer to resign, ABC News reported, citing multiple sources close to the president.

A spokesman for the Justice Department declined to comment about the offered resignation.

The report came just hours after White House press secretary Sean Spicer refused to say if the president still had confidence in his attorney general.